Last week, we posted an article on how you can close a deal with an influencer. And surely by now, you have understood how it is done. However, if you’re new to this marketing strategy, you are probably wondering how you can find one in the vast world of the internet. Influencers come from all sorts of social media platforms, and manually searching for the right one can be tough. Not to worry though, as there already are tools which you can use to find them.

Here are five of the best influencer marketing tools that can help you:

Discover.ly

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Discover.ly is a plugin for Chrome. It helps you see your connections on your email, LinkedIn, Facebook, and on other social media platforms. You can use Discover.ly to see if any of your existing contacts are connected with any social media influencer. You can then ask your contact if they can introduce you to the influencer, thus making your life a bit easier.

Famebit

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Famebit is a platform created by Youtube that enables businesses or entrepreneurs to connect with hundreds of Youtubers for product or service endorsements. It is described by its developers as an influencer marketing link-sharing platform. Aside from helping entrepreneurs, Famebit has helped a lot of influencers to make a name for themselves.

Klear

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Klear is another popular influencer marketing platform which was created to help businesses build their brands through influencer campaigns. It features social media analytics and an AI platform that offers several social media services for agencies and enterprises. These services include influencer marketing, competitive intelligence, and social media monitoring.

BuzzSumo

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BuzzSumo is an influencer marketing tool which you can use to expand your target audience without the need to rely on paid media. It features a powerful influencer search function which allows you to find key influencers that are suitable for your product or business. It also can analyze influencers, allowing the user to filter them by their reach, authority, influence, and engagement.

Tweetdeck

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Tweetdeck features powerful research capabilities, which you can use to search the mentions and hashtags to find the suitable social media influencer for your business. It can also help you track down the mentions of your competitors to check the influencers they are trying to connect with, so you have an idea about their marketing plan.